Have you heard the story of the ugly duckling? So what happened afterwards, is it worth listening to? The eggs hatch and give off beautiful birds but this one particular bird looks like an ugly duckling. Everyone makes fun of him and derides him. Then one day a group of beautiful swans come there. They welcome him. He wonders why and looks at his own reflection in the water and finds out that he is no longer the ugly duckling. He has grown into a very beautiful swan. He flies away with them! Hans Christian Andersen wrote the above story. His story ended above but the duckling which turned into a swan and rose high in the air, could never believe itself that he was indeed a swan. As his usual habit, he waddled and quacked. Made so much noise and disturbed the flock. His eating or flying habits to every other one resembled that of a duck. He never could get further than thinking of himself as a superior species. He wanted to return back to the land. So he decided to return. He came back and they all bowed down to him. He was that superior swan who now roosted with the ducks. By virtue of his association with the swans, he became the ducks leader and ruled over the kingdom of the ducks judiciously. Just like the above tale, a human being considers himself a very poor example of humanity. Slowly, he understands that he truly is great. But soon reality dawns on him, that just being a swan isn’t sufficient. Living amongst equals is very difficult to keep pace with them. So he opts to go back to his humble background. There he is welcomed as a superior one. Living life with lesser than equals is easy since ego lets you rule. But living with the equals(swans) can make you fly high. Who knows someday you may become a Paramhamsa?
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